Minecraft Bedrock: 1.20.60 Update

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Release: one year ago

A new update for Minecraft is available now, bringing several changes, fixes, and experimental features! Check out the highlights from this release:

  • Fixes to a whole bunch of bugs and parity changes
  • Experimental features from the upcoming 1.21 update, including Trial Chambers and the Breeze
  • Experimental Armadillo and Wolf Armor

Vanilla Parity

  • Nether Gold Ore can now drop up to 6 Gold Nuggets (previously 5) when mined with an unenchanted tool, or up to 24 with Fortune Level 3 (previously 20)
  • Lapis Lazuli Ore can now drop up to 9 Lapis Lazuli (previously 8) when mined with an unenchanted tool, or up to 36 with Fortune Level 3 (previously 32)
  • Campfire now correctly drops 2 Charcoal instead of 4 when destroyed by the player
  • Music Disc name text now has the same color as enchanted items
  • Trail Ruins will now be placed in the same location and configuration as Java Edition

Experimental Features

Breeze

  • The Breeze is a cunning, hostile mob that can spawn via Trial Spawner in some rooms within Trial Chambers
  • The Breeze moves primarily by leaping around a target, sometimes jumping quite long distances
  • An aggressive adversary, the Breeze shoots volatile wind energy in the form of wind charge projectiles at its target
  • Wind charges deal a small amount of damage when colliding directly with an entity
  • After colliding with an entity or a block, wind charge projectiles produce a wind burst, which knocks back entities in the area by several blocks
  • Wind bursts also have the effect of 'activating' certain blocks:
    • Non-Iron Doors and Trapdoors are flipped
    • Fence Gates are flipped
    • Buttons are pressed
    • Levers are flipped
    • Bells are rung and swung
    • Lit Candles (both standalone and on cake) are extinguished
  • Wind bursts do not have any effect on Iron Doors, Iron Trapdoors, or any block being held in its position by a Redstone signal

Trial Spawner

  • Trial Spawner is a new variant of Monster Spawners that ejects rewards upon completion and can have variable levels of challenge in multiplayer
  • The challenge level will increase for each new player a Trial Spawner notices nearby
    • Challenge level will not decrease until it is reset during a Trial Spawner's cooldown
  • Unlike normal spawners, a Trial Spawner will spawn a limited number of mobs proportional to its current challenge level
    • It can only spawn a mob at positions that are within line of sight
    • It can spawn a mob regardless of any light level requirement the mob has
    • Spawned mobs are persistent
  • Once all mobs are defeated, the Trial Spawner will eject a set of rewards proportional to the current challenge level
    • After the rewards have been ejected, the Trial Spawner goes into cooldown for 30 minutes during which it will no longer spawn mobs
  • Trial Spawners cannot be crafted nor obtained by players in Survival - instead, they can be found naturally placed throughout Trial Chambers
  • Trial Spawners are extremely slow to mine and resistant to explosions, and will not drop even with Silk Touch
  • When placed in Creative, Trial Spawners have no mob type set by default
    • The mob type can be set by interacting with it while holding a Spawn Egg
  • Creative and Spectator players cannot be detected or noticed by Trial Spawners

Trial Chambers

  • Trial Chambers are a new structure in the Overworld where players can explore and take on combat challenges during the mid-game
    • Trial Chambers are made out of a variety of Copper and Tuff blocks and can be found in different sizes from large to small
    • Trial Chambers are a relatively common find throughout the Deepslate layer of the underground
  • The layout of each Trial Chamber is procedurally generated, and can include traps, reward chests and a variety of combat spaces
    • Supply chests can be found between different rooms, and give you blocks and items which help you navigate your trials
    • Reward chests are guarded by challenges in each room, and can be a source of enchanted books and equipment
    • The loot found in reward chests are still being iterated, and are absolutely not final
  • Each Trial Chamber will include Trial Spawners with a melee, small melee, or ranged category:
    • Melee
      • Zombie
      • Husk
      • Slime
    • Small Melee
      • Spider
      • Cave Spider
      • Baby Zombie
      • Silverfish
    • Ranged
      • Skeleton
      • Stray
    • Each Trial Spawner category will only use one mob for the entire structure when generated, and these mobs are randomized for each Trial Chamber
      • For example, one Trial Chamber might only spawn Zombies, Cave Spiders and Strays, while another might only spawn Slimes, Silverfish and Skeletons
      • The exceptions to this are some Trial Spawners in unique rooms which always spawn Breezes

Trial Key

  • An item that can only be obtained from Trial Spawners
  • Trial Keys do not currently have any functionality

Armadillo

  • Added the Armadillo
  • The Armadillo is a neutral mob
  • Drops Armadillo Scutes periodically
  • Drops Armadillo Scutes when brushed
  • Spawns in Savannas
  • Favorite food is Spider Eyes
  • When an Armadillo detects a threat, it rolls up
    • Threats are:
      • Players who are sprinting
      • Players on a mount or in a vehicle
      • Undead mobs
    • It does not roll up if it is fleeing, in water, in the air, or if being led
    • When an Armadillo is rolled up it does not walk, cannot eat, and will not be tempted by food
    • It continues to scan for threats, and if there are no threats detected for 3 seconds, it will unroll

Armadillo Scutes

  • Can be used to craft Wolf Armor
  • Dropped by Armadillos
  • Dispensers can be used to brush Armadillo Scutes off Armadillos

Wolf Armor

  • Using Wolf Armor on an adult tamed Wolf will equip the armor on the Wolf
    • Only a Wolf's owner can put Wolf Armor on their tamed Wolf, and with this in mind, Dispensers cannot put Wolf Armor on Wolves
  • Using Shears on a Wolf that is wearing armor will make it drop the armor
    • Only a Wolf's owner can shear a Wolf Armor from it, and with this in mind, Dispensers cannot remove Wolf Armor from Wolves
  • Wolf Armor gives the same protection as Diamond Horse Armor
  • If a Wolf dies while wearing armor, it will drop the armor

Fixes and Changes

Performance / Stability

  • Fixed a variety of crashes that could occur during gameplay
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur with the “Seven Seas” achievement
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when players placed or destroyed any block and then selected Save & Quit with Ray Tracing enabled
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in the Play menu whilst looking at Realms
  • Fixed a bug that could cause infinite loading while joining a Realm

General

  • Added more informative error messaging in case world exports fail due to external OS issues
  • Improved delay between 100% loaded and when the main menu appears on console platforms
  • The "You Need A Mint" achievement can now only be unlocked by collecting Dragon's Breath

Gameplay

  • Fixed certain cases that caused players to take unexpected fall damage when performing interactions at specific heights like 62
  • Reintroduced a fix for players sometimes taking unexpected fall damage while building blocks while standing on them
  • Fixed some cases where players could take unexpected fall damage near ledges that they were visibly not falling off of
  • Fixed the issue that prevented the inventory from being navigated when using only a keyboard on mobile
  • Fixed the issue prevented stack splitting from being used when using a keyboard in touch mode
  • Fixed an issue that could inflict unexpected fall damage in certain cases when building blocks while moving
  • Players no longer fall through the block they stand on when switching to Spectator Mode and back
  • Players are no longer slowed down if they touch the ground while flying in Creative mode
  • If the game is closed while changing dimensions, players will no longer be placed in unexpected positions when re-entering the world

Mobs

  • Horses, Donkeys, and Mules now take fall damage when controlled by a player, except for worlds targeting base game versions before 1.20.60
  • Fixed an issue that made Boats clip through blocks when placed
  • Fixed some Villagers not having their skins match their professions
  • The scattering of Experience Orbs released while fishing has been reduced
  • Experience Orbs no longer collide with mobs
  • Zoglins can no longer spawn in Peaceful difficulty and will despawn if the difficulty is switched to Peaceful
  • Bees no longer take damage when moving through Sweet Berry Bushes
  • Wolves can now spawn on both Snow and Top Snow within Grove biomes

Blocks

  • Container blocks triggered with Redstone (e.g. Hopper, Dispenser) can now be interacted with consistently when powered by a fast Redstone clock
  • Frosted Ice blocks no longer leave water in the world when mined with a Silk Touch tool
  • Turtle Egg, Frogspawn, Coral, and Coral Fan no longer spawn double the particles when mined
  • Beehive and Bee Nest can no longer be Silk Touched by an Enchanted Book with Silk Touch
  • Destroying a Bed through the bottom block now properly clears the spawn point
  • Ice, Packed Ice, Frosted Ice and Top Snow now send vibrations when mined
  • Pistons pushing, pulling, or destroying blocks no longer risk teleporting surrounding players towards the world's origin
  • Villagers who were mistakenly assigned to the same Bed or workstation as others will now actively seek out a new Bed or workstation
  • Pufferfish no longer inflate and deflate repeatedly when a player is at a specific distance from them
  • Mobs that have partial blocks (e.g. Trapdoors, Slabs, etc.) specified as part of their list of blocks to avoid in their Navigation Component should now avoid them properly
  • The limitations on which blocks can be replaced by Dark Oak and Acacia trees now also apply to their branches, not just their trunks
  • Top Snow placed at generation time now also covers Tall Grass and flowers
  • Wither Roses now damage mobs every 0.5 seconds, instead of every 2 seconds
  • Containers being cloned no longer keep their container screens open or cause crashes
  • Fixed pixel shading on the Double Chest and Double Trapped Chest lids

Items

  • Fixed issue where eating an Apple would not slow down player movement
  • Renamed "Scute" to "Turtle Scute"
  • Players can now consume Suspicious Stew even when their hunger bar is full
  • Banner items of identical colors now consistently stack together, whether or not they have previously been placed in the world as blocks

Touch Controls

  • Fixed a bug where the hotbar disappeared when exiting out of the customize touch controls screen with a non-touch controller input

Graphical

  • Fixed incorrect block lighting after exiting water with the "Improved Input Response" option enabled

User Interface

  • The loading screen now displays three categories of tips based on player progression
  • Added an unread post count indicator to the Realms Feed button on the Play screen and slots screen
  • A bug making the "technical details" button on resource packs not leading to the technical details screen has been fixed
  • Fixed a bug where certain chat messages would briefly be incorrectly shown on the new death screen
  • In horizontal split screen, the second player can now navigate to the profile screen and both players can now see each others' character changes
  • Fixed a bug that kept the previewed item on the paper doll even after navigating back using the sidebar in Character Creator
  • Fixed Beacon UI buttons going outside the window on smaller resolutions
  • Items from the inventory have the durability bar adjusted so it matches the one from the hotbar
  • Adjusted cost text in the Pocket Anvil UI to match the classic version
  • Updated the information about Conduits in the Encyclopedia
  • Added Netherite as a block type in the Encyclopedia’s Beacon tab
  • Last highlighted button will not get pressed when the window regains focus anymore